The Dark Knight vs When the Bough Breaks

The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 5.9/10 for When the Bough Breaks). When the Bough Breaks is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 2h 32m. The Dark Knight is the older of the two (2008 against 2016). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Dark Knight posterThe Dark Knight2008 VS When the Bough Breaks posterWhen the Bough Breaks2016
The Dark KnightWhen the Bough Breaks
Audience score★ 8.5/10★ 5.9/10
Year20082016
Length2h 32m1h 37m
GenresAction, Crime, Drama, ThrillerDrama, Thriller
CountryUnited Kingdom–
DirectorChristopher NolanJon Cassar
Main castNestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael HallTheo Rossi, Michael Kenneth Williams, Romany Malco, Jaz Sinclair, Glenn Morshower

Synopsis

The Dark Knight

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.

When the Bough Breaks

A surrogate mother harbors a deadly secret desire for a family of her own with the husband who is expecting to raise her child.

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